1. South Carolina Digital Library Upstate Partners Meeting 2019
Hughes Main Library
Hosted by Greenville County Library Systems, Clemson University, and Furman University

2. Today’s Agenda Welcome and Introductions
SCDL and DPLA Updates from Josh
Dr. Rhondda Thomas, Clemson, Call My Name: African Americans in Early Clemson University History,
Jeffrey Makala, Furman, Pathways to Diversity: Uncovering Our Collections
Greenville County Library System Updates from Rebecca and Shanna
Lightning Rounds
Rick Jones, Furman - Furman Music Department Concerts & Recitals
Jessica Serrao, Clemson - Moving Toward Shared Local Authorities
April Akins, Lander – Yearbooks and Historical Consequences

3. Introductions Clemson University Furman University
Greenville County Library Systems
Greenwood County Library
University of South Carolina Upstate
Upcountry History Museum
Winthrop University

4. DPLA Update SCDL content is ingested bi-annually: February and August
Updated website
New topical browsing
Primary Source Sets
Search remains the same
Unknown future

5. SCDL Update New Upstate collections Lander University Yearbooks
Greenwood’s James Calvin Hemphill, Sr. Architectural Collection
Lake Hartwell Country’s Taliaferro Family letters

6. SCDL Update Beta website New theme, similar layout
Updated geographical browsing
Feedback?
Are you tagging your material with time periods and topics for better discoverability?

7. SCDL Update
Re-forming metadata committee
New chair(s)
New members

8. Open Parks Network New Everglades National Park collections
35mm Color Slides
Print Photographs
New Dry Tortugas National Park collection: Photographs of Fort Jefferson
Working with Florida International University (FIU) to test harvest records they have digitized for Everglades NP

9. Clemson Digital Collections
Continue to grow with
University archives materials
Strom Thurmond collection
University historical photographs
New challenges with ensuring PDF accessibility
Always looking for new Upstate partners and collections we can help digitize
Most recent includes continuing work with South Carolina State Parks